I just wanted to let you know that me and my wife got locked inside a state park after hours. We were late getting back and they locked us in. We called the police and they couldn't get us out/didn't know the code. The park rangers were unreachable. This video got us and our RV out in 4 minutes once I decided to check on your videos. I have been a long time fan and amateur picker. Thank you, you saved us tonight.
I got locked behind the security gate at Public Storage & was lucky the manager lived on site & heard us yelling. She said next time the police would be notified cuz it's considered trespassing after hours! We were at the gate 1 minute after 9pm with 2 toddlers in the car. Our code wouldn't work after hours. Crap.
I know why, 1:30 am, now I have to replace about 200 locks. I've been getting the newer version with the hexagonal shackle and black body. I doubt they are as easily decoded because I think there is a mechanism that locks the wheels in place if you put pressure on the shackle. I know the wheels can only be moved when it is closed and they only like to go in one direction. But, I still have a lot of the older brass body ones, not sure what model number. BTW, Def Leppard sucks
I love how he talks about all the ways Masterlock improved the defence against tools and then totally dunks on them like but that doesn't matter I can do it without tools. This man just destroyed a whole companies careers.
@@xxXthekevXxx It's not just Master Lock, he dumps on all of them. So far I haven't found one he hasn't unlocked in one way or another. I need to know this guy's credentials. This is amazing and terrifying.
@@lendo_endo_the_goat step 1 create a metal pole of some kind to lean the bike against. Step 2 weld it to that pole. Step 3 consruct wooden box around it. Step 4 fill it with cement. Step 5 challenge lpl
Master still hasn't learned. I used a similar technique 50 years ago on school lockers when kids forgot their combinations. I could simply feel when I hit a good number and typically opened those padlocks in a couple of minutes. I probably missed a chance to have an interesting locksmith career lol.
I remember in school I could open any master lock by just taking off my gym shoe and giving it a good whack. It didn’t even hurt the lock, just opened it.
you can do the exact same with Daiso’s fixed-code combination bike lock. i’ve used it a few times for very (very) low-risk applications and forgot the code once. barely took me longer than when i had the code.
This video actually helped me earn some above-board cash, so thank you for making it. I use to have a job in a small business office setting that use these specific locks on literally everything they wanted to keep locked. Well, they had a big reshuffle of the things they had attached the locks to and all of the locks on them were meant to be set to have new codes when re-assigned to their new lockers. The idea that was proposed by upper management was that they were going to go around and unlock every lock they had, set them to a neutral code (like 1111) and then drop them all in a big bin and then dole them back out after the locker reshuffle was done. Since they had a nice neutral combination, we could just grab one out of the bin, reset it to an _actual_ code, and then lock the locker. Apparently the memo didn't get through though and a key part of those instructions were left out somewhere along the way. The officer manager was meant to handle it and she ended up giving the job to one of her staff, but they just took all of the locks off, didn't clear their codes, and just jumbled them into a big bin - presumably told they were being replaced as part of the big reorganization. At the time, these locks were like $20-$30 a pop, so we must've had like two or three grand worth of locks that the company was going to have to throw out and replace because they were useless (arguably, they've always been useless if you've seen this video). I informed my manager that I knew how to reset every single lock in the bin if they wanted me to, but they'd have to live with the idea that all of the product, supplies, etc. that was stored in those lockers were effectively just security illusion and not any sort of actual obstacle. From my manager, I was told that the plan from upper management was to just replace the locks 1-to-1 with the exact same style of lock and that they weren't interested in getting more secure ones, so they'd be interested to know a way to get out of making such a purchase. I told the office administrator that I could get all of the locks working again without having to buy new ones. If they were willing to cut me a check for $1k as a "consultant fee" on top of my normal hourly rate, I'd take the bin and return them to her after getting them all reset. It took them three days to get back to me, but she came back with HR and a document that they'd drafted, agreeing to pay out if I could do it. She said I could just work on it whenever I had some spare time and I had like a week to finish. A quick lookup of this video to refresh myself and it was done in like 2 hours. Office manager was _not_ particularly pleased to learn that like every cabinet and locker in the building could be undone in such a short time, but she was quite pleased that she wouldn't have to go to the owner and explain that she needs to expense out a few thousand dollars because of an error made by her department. So thanks LPL. You helped me make some of the easiest money of my life.
@Stepping West Lol. No, I'm fully aware that people's laptops and phones are monitored and their search history is also watched. I know this. It just doesn't bother me becasue I normally just look up old cartoons and goth sh*t
Masterlock engineers must be pissed when they go on youtube and see so many videos showing how easy it is to pick their locks or better yet watch someone figure out the combonation of a lock in literally seconds lol.
The original designs for most things are pretty good, but the shareholders and CEOs want to make a super cheap version in order to make more money The engineers are pissed at how stupid some people can be
they are scamming people by selling the security that does not exist. those locks are nothing but deterrents. but if anybody will try to open them - it won't hold anybody.
I was a practicing Locksmith for 20+ years and I still watch all these videos, learning something new each time. Even though I no longer do it as a trade I believe you can never stop learning. I have found that to many people in the Locksmith trade get complacent after learning yhe basics of the trade and if anything changes they just resort to destroying the lock then taking the time to learn about a new product. Please keep putting these videos out.
I totally can relate with you! My dad owned 4 locksmith shops and I helped out in them since I was about 12 yrs old. I went on service calls and handled all the ordering of supplies...my preference in padlocks has always been Master and Brinks but after watching this video; I've came to the realization that no lock is totally secure!! Wow! I can't wait to forward this to my dad!!! Thanks for the informative lesson!!!
This is such a rare mentality these days, and yet so valuable. If everyone had the respect to give others a chance and the humbleness to be willing to learn, the world wouldn't be half as shite as it can be now.
And lazy criminals. They go for the easy break-in. If you have a lock, even a bad one, a lot of bad guys will just try the house next door. Most burglars aren't very bright. They just want enough for a fix ...
prison locks are easy to pick. except the mechanisms need such force that is it near impossible without the massive blocky key due to age/rust inside. then all the doors have security locks on them for normal doors.
@sightinsight Precisely what I was going to say. If it's a good strategy for the NSA and CIA to hire hackers you'd think lock makers would follow suit.
no, him reviewing their locks is for the best because that way they can actually see any mistakes or flaws and fix them, meaning they can make better and safer locks
I've had a lock of this same series sitting in the house for nearly 4 years. Someone accidentally changed the combo. With this video I opened it in about the same amount of time as the demo! Thanks for the great content.
Terry O. Wrist I’m sure you’re an expert and you know what you’re talking about and definitely dont take media reports at face value like a sheep. That wouldn’t be good would it
This video helped so much! We had a lock on our work gate and pretty sure someone changed the combo just to be a butt. So I watched this video and give it a shot and it worked! When I got it opened I automatically thought of Skyrim "lockpicking increased to 2"
Imagine if the government hired this guy to go on a secret mission to get somewhere locked and as soon as he gets to the lock he starts telling his team the whole history about the lock
I love this channel it both scares me and informs me at the same time. I am scared because it seems that most locks are just useless and that I need a $500 lock for my school locker. But in reality locks are there just to deter the common scum bags. If they really wanted to get in they would get in by other, possibly violent means. It is very educational for selecting locks for specific needs and has eased my mind so that if I do lose a key it's not the end of the world. I have bought a basic pick kit and training lock just so I can independently get myself out of trouble.
a lock (even a top end one) is only as strong as the rest of the securing structure. it ain't gonna do nothing against weak hinges or an easily damageable material. security is always about deterring people, not about making it impossible to get in
Locks have always worked well enough to deter 99.999% of people who don't carry a bolt cutter around with them. These videos are a game-changer -- not in a good way.
Locks are merely a deterant. The whole point is to delay entry for long enough that a person would think twice about messing with it. Getting caught picking a lock is not a good look. That's why it's just easier to find something that isn't locked and target that instead. Almost every single lock on the planet is defeatable in less than 1 minute.
When I went to college in the 1970’s I lived in the dorms. Many students had a bicycle and they would store them in the basement, the basement was full of bikes. Back then, everyone used a simple chain with a built-in combo lock (you still see similar locks even today). They were so easy to open it was ridiculous, you would just pull on them as you turned the combo lock and feel for a click to get the correct number. As a prank, someone opened every lock and move them to different bikes. Lol, the next few days everyone went crazy saying they could not open their locks on their bike!
Upon reading my comment I realized that 3 HAs would sound better than 2 HAs. So here it is. Hahaha....nasty prank my man!! By the way, I am still here on this upload because I feel good about being able to open a Master lock now after I tried the "no tool method". th-cam.com/video/qodr0uzEF4I/w-d-xo.html
YES! I just made this comment too! I remember forgetting my combo all the time but it didn't matter because it was useless! Was yours one of the light chain ones with the colored plastic sleeves over it and the cheap chrome job on the steel?
for anyone that hasn´t seen it yet: [1042] Decoded by Sight: Wag! Key Lockbox (ShurLok II) th-cam.com/video/QgOpSFyin8M/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=LockPickingLawyer
@@travisleeds2910 The lock is an obvious symbol. If you see a door while getting to know your new workplace, you may open it. If you see a lock on it, well, nevermind then.
The way you opened it is the most common trick in the book, we used to have these combination locks in school like 13 years ago and did it for fun during breaks. Right before you said there was a easier way to open it i told myself (please don't tell me he's gonna pull down in the bar and then try to roll the numbers) and then you did. Happy to see the same kind of trick still hasnt been fixed
One day, years ago when I had nothing to do I figured out that you can pick cheap number locks by pulling on the shackle and feeling the resistance on the wheels. That turned into a fun bet at a pub I used to frequent where I claimed I could open a number pad lock blindly in 20 seconds and then almost failed with 1 second left. Yesterday someone recommended your channel to me and it is enlighting and entertaining to see how these locks actually look inside and what different companies try to keep lock pickers out. So much to learn! :-)
For about a year, I've noticed an obviously-abandoned bicycle cable, along with this (newer) Master lock, wrapped around a parking lot light pole down the street from where I live. Two evenings ago, right before a snowstorm, I decided to watch your video a second time, then go try my luck. I didn't time myself but, for sure, had the lock open in *under one minute.* I'd never successfully decoded a lock before, and felt a bunch of different feelings -- surprised, proud, concerned (about the value of any of the locks we own). I'd say my predominant emotion was tickled, though. I really enjoyed it. I'm now looking forward to my next opportunity to thwart some lock maker.
What really sucks is I had a high end abloy lock on my storage unit, and out of all the locks that where cut, only the people using the higher end locks had theirs Broken into. All the cheap $6 puck style locks where left alone.
I bought one of these a few weeks ago and just got around to trying this. It's absurdly easy. I've blindly re-coded it a dozen times today, and it's taken probably no more than two minutes to open the lock each time.
@@skilledscript2725 yea, provided other people are curious and actually learn how to pick a Lock or decode. Everyone I mention these skills to gives me a sideways look lol
The core thing to remember is that you do need to put pressure on the hinge to trigger the “open/engage lock” sequence before you can feel the difference if you have the right number. If you can move the wheel while putting pressure on the hinge, then the lock is not in “open/engage open” mode. Once you figure it out, it will make sense. If you still don’t understand, watch 7:27 over and over until you find a number and you can compare. This is the key to understanding this lock
Masterlock: spends 10 years and 15 million dollars on redesigning their patent combo lock to be impregnable LL: ends Masterlocks career in 30 seconds with zero budget.
it's so strange. im sure Masterlock must have people that specialize in lockpicking that test their locks so either they need to fire the guy that does that or they need to start listening to his advice.
This is fantastic! I work in the oil and gas industry as a utility locator, and this is the lock used on most gate entrances to the lease sites.. and VERY often, there's bad communication and we arrive to sites without being given the code. I'm gonna try this next time it happens. To be clear, we have permission to access these sites, and the gates are simply vehicle gates to keep trespassers out, so typically in these situations, if the road isn't too long, I will have to just load up all of my gear and crawl over the gate, instead of pulling our vehicle in with our equipment and personal belongings. As long as this doesn't wreck the lock, nobody will have an issue with it..... and in fact, I guarantee, the fact that we won't have to come out a second time after rearranging the day, costing the company hundreds to thousands of extra dollars, would be greatly appreciated.
I've never thought of locks in terms of logic gates. Now I can't think of it any other way. Thanks for teaching me this morning. I'm also going to have to buy another lock.
Amazing! There has been this huge cable wrapped around a tree near me for well over 1 year & with this exact lock on it & after watching the 1st 8:06 of this video I walked outside & opened it within 3 mins & have never "picked" a lock in my life until right now.
I work security at a construction site and they have two of these at each gate here and this helps alot because the workers who don’t have their equipment sitting on site over night are always leaving the back gate open.
Do they not test these locks before they put them into production? I think they need to start sending there locks to you to be tested before they do lol.
I bought an 875 four days ago...somehow, after using it for two days, the combination I set no longer worked. I found your video and was able to see that two of the numbers had changed. Now it works fine, thanks to YOU. I am grateful.
Used to work at home depot n figured out this method while being bored at the returns register (someone returned a lock with the code changed). Happens it was the same lock used all over the store so i made learned all the combos throughout the store.. Also used a paperclip to open certain locks n my supervisors didn't care cause Then they didnt have to open them for me every time
I love your program. I learn so much from you. I was a locksmith for 3 years, but all new devices on the market today and love it. I did my time back in the 90's and everything so difference today's standard. Ty for your sight. I've learned a lot from you.
To me it's incredible how this design works, and it feels like IRL programming using physical matter as your media. Just a different kind of existence.
I went to Home Depot tonight and noticed they had these locks securing their power tools. My first thought was, wow, I could open one of these locks in under a minute. Then I noticed one which was unlocked and laying on the shelf with the combination in plain view. The combination was the store number, and I would bet that every lock in the store was set to that same combination.
I’m a truck driver I was locked inside a parking lot with a gate using this exact lock. This video helped me get out to make on time delivery. Thank you.
6:30 is where the magic starts. I used this to break my car out of a locked parking lot today! Note: if the lock is older, the loose numbers won't be as easily noticeable as in the video. Instead, I cycled 1-3 times per wheel and picked the relatively loosest number. In each of the four wheels, one number stood out relative to the other numbers on a per-wheel basis. A loose number on one wheel might be tight if compared to another wheel.
I was on a walk with my dog and as we were going through a field, found a master lock security cable with the 875 locked onto one of the loops. I brought it home, watched your video and easily had the lock opened and then changed the code. I am sure I will put this to good use. Thanks, great video and super helpful.
Attila Asztalos Doesn't matter if it's a button, a handle, the shackle or a permanent spring. You need something to open the lock once the combination is dialed. Now some locks prevent feeling around under tension.
The advantage of needing a tool to reset the lock means there is no way to accidentally (or maliciously) reset the lock during normal operation. Say you have a canoe rental secured with padlocks and chains, the customer can pick up their canoe at any time, but you just have to go there at some time before the rental period starts to set the combination to the right number, and remove they keyed lock.
There's something so satisfying in watching him take a crap on these products, not in a negative way, but because he finds things that the designer has not thought about.
They certainly knew about this. This sort of thing is common in number locks. It's depressing to see that apparently their older version didn't have this major issue, but the new one does.
It was a redesign to make it cheaper. It's now a cheap, Chinese lock made of zinc. It looks like one blow with a sledge hammer would knock it open. No padlock gives you real security anymore, anyway. I'm going to keep using my old 175 without worry someone will have the tool to pick it just to break into my gym locker.
I found one of these locks on the ground last year. I hadn't yet seen this video but I had seen others of yours so I picked it up, interested to see if I'd be able to open it eventually. My girlfriend wanted to know why I picked up an apparently useless lock and I jokingly told her, "watch, I have a magic touch with combination locks", and I put some tension on the shackle and started working the dials. To my surprise I had the lock open in about 20 secs or so! My girlfriend was impressed and also wondered how and why I could do such a thing. I assured her that I was not a cat burglar and that it was merely an interesting mental exercise. I still have the lock.
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much I bought a set of new locks and messed up setting the first combination. Spent ages trying to get it to lock. Your video saved me purchasing another set. Brilliant!!
@@lockpickinglawyer I believe you can also do this decode on cylindrical cycle combination locks. Or at least it used to be possible. How about a video on that?
I just used this technique on a lock a coworker found. It took a little while, much longer than you showed, but it worked in the end. I need to get "the feel" down. Thank you so much. I work in security, so it may come in handy once again. Who would have thought a 5 year old video would come in handy?😊
I have gotten sucked into watching your videos and after watching this one, I ordered one of these locks. The first time, it took me about 15 or 20 minutes to pick it. The second time, a few minutes. I fear this is a gateway into tumblers! Thanks for these great videos and potentially leading me into a new hobby.
I don't know nothing about locks, but i love the way he makes rhe videos and kinda makes me relax and it's also mindblowing/interesting ro see robust looking locks being picked so easily
I love how I can watch a Lockpicking Lawyer video from 5 years ago and get the same awesome content i get today. No discussion about "man, the old episodes where so much better" or "this channel has really gotten lazy". Nope! Not The Lockpicking Lawyer! Long time fan. Love the vids. Please keep it up!
No one can explain why but I definitely gained an immense amount of satisfaction from unlocking these two locks I forgot the combination to!! Didn't know the combinations and they were locked together, ended up being different and they were so worn I had soak them in lubricant to finally feel the difference. Thank you for the information hope everyone is willing to be honest with it.
Whaddya mean no one can explain why? You're getting a high because your brain has gotten a workout. You've learned a skill and successfully used it, hence the endorphins. That's basically one of the two reasons people DIY, the other being the similar rush you get when you actually invent something (as opposed to successfully using a skill). And don't tell me there's a third reason of saving money, if you bill yourself for the time used, and count materials and tools, DIY is usually costlier than outsourcing.
just like " KristoferYee". I finally watched his clickbait videos so they'd STOP showing up on every single video that I watch, as a suggestion. This video was actually entertaining and I enjoyed his sharing his knowledge about locks. I know not to buy the one in this video now, but this video was showing up all over suggested videos as well.
Omg this worked! You totally saved me. My car got locked in a parking garage on New Year’s Eve…20 miles from home. The guy at the front desk refused to call his manager to give me assistance and said I could wait until 11. (8 hours). So I googled this video and was able to unlock the gate and get home! Thank you thank you
This lock is a SHAME !!!! Today, i went to an hardware store and started playing with these "#7 security level" padlocks. Within 7 minutes, i opened FOUR of them !!!! With a such level of crapness, i was highly tempted to change their combination before putting them back to the shelf, but i controlled myself...
ve2zzz You showed greater restraint than I would have. I would have changed every single one of them, and only because they don't need to sell such cheap crap to folks who don't have a clue.
Master Lock in the last 10 to 15 years have been sacrificing quality for faster cheaper construction and are only just now being forced to redesign their locks after much bad press online, I work in a major hardware chain Master Locks are often overpriced and as shown here less than stellar quality in design if not the materials which are pretty good and they look nice which is why the still sell today! Master Lock on average while not all easy to break, bypass or hack are only worth about 1/3 of the price in my Country Lockwood are cheaper and better quality although still not unhackable!
I once opened a padlock within just one minute, winning the contest, and rewarded with a bag of cookies. Fun game. In this game, they give you the numbers of the combination, but not the order of the numbers. I quickly recognized it as a statistical mathematical problem of running all of the permutations. With 3 numbers, there are 3 choices for the 1st number, 2 for the 2nd, 1 for the third, or 3! (3 factorial = 3 • 2 • 1) combinations to try. Only 6 possible combinations? A brute force (just try them all) approach should be achievable within the allotted minute. My 4th attempt opened the lock. Presumably in real security situations, they would not be so generous with the clues.
8:07: I thought he was going to say: “Let’s do that one more time, that took probably as long as it would take someone who knows the combination to open the lock.”
@@mind.your.own.beeswax5416 It's totally relevant lol. It's exactly relevant to what you posted. It is, in fact, more relevant than anything else that anyone could've posted. How high were you when you posted that reply
@@Q8_BoRashed dear LovesTheSpooge77 I disagree. We’re “decoding without any tools”. Where does anyone mention anything like “break things”? And wtf is high about hiring lpl to point out the errors. I think someone has taken too much cough syrup before bedtime again.
@@Q8_BoRashed dear LovesTheSplooge77 it just dawned on me that I was asking Drew S and not you. So who the fuck asked for your opinion. Maybe you should mind your own fucking business.
I messed up my lock, watched your video, and was easily able to decode without a tool. I love your videos, but this is the first time I have ever tried to use one of your techniques. Thank you for the video.
TH-cam recommendation : Hey...wanna see a guy picking locks which from about 2 years ago? Me at 4am not sleeping for no reasons : Hell yea *subscribes*
This video helped me today. Unfortunately my coworker and dear friend passed away a few weeks ago and he was in control of a locker that was holding some parts we needed today for work. This lock was what was used to secure the locker and only my recently departed friend knew the combo. I remembered watching this video a few months ago and I dug through my TH-cam history to pull it back up to refresh my memory of how to decide this lock. It helped me to decode and open the lock without having to open a work order to get the facilities folks to come cut the lock off. That could take weeks before they'll get around to coming out to cut the lock. I don't really pick locks but there's something I enjoy about watching your videos and today it helped me at work and also kinda sorta reconnected me with an old friend.
Just bought 2 of these to keep kids from coming into our fence and letting our dogs out and one came from the factory with a code of “0900” instead of “0000” like master lock states. This video saved me from having to go through their customer service. Thank you!
Dear Lock Picking Lawyer: I managed to screw up the recoding of the lock on the community garden gate, for my wife. After watching your video, I was able to decode what I had done and get the lock recoded successfully. Thank you for posting this. You saved us buying a new lock and turned me from a heel, into a hero. Signed: The Lock Picking Pilot..😀
Nice to see it explained. I recall we used to use this method in JC for number lock combinations whenever someone forgot the combination of the lock to their locker. Fortunately, it was always used to help people and not to break into lockers. That must have been like 30 years ago =)
I just tried this with this exact lock. It was hanging on a gate of a property that I manage. I grabbed it, threw it in the truck and came home and watched this video. I had it open about 2 minutes after I started. Amazing. Just amazing!
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I just wanted to let you know that me and my wife got locked inside a state park after hours. We were late getting back and they locked us in. We called the police and they couldn't get us out/didn't know the code. The park rangers were unreachable. This video got us and our RV out in 4 minutes once I decided to check on your videos. I have been a long time fan and amateur picker. Thank you, you saved us tonight.
Amazing story !
Ha, that's great!!
thats true, i was the ranger.
I got locked behind the security gate at Public Storage & was lucky the manager lived on site & heard us yelling. She said next time the police would be notified cuz it's considered trespassing after hours! We were at the gate 1 minute after 9pm with 2 toddlers in the car. Our code wouldn't work after hours. Crap.
That's true, I was the locked gate
I don't know why I'm watching lockpicking videos at 2 AM, but it's oddly fascinating
3:24 AM here.
The guys voice is so soothing too, i ended up here on a 3am youtube journey, and ended up subbing to this guy.
3:11 am here
5:13am bro
I know why, 1:30 am, now I have to replace about 200 locks. I've been getting the newer version with the hexagonal shackle and black body. I doubt they are as easily decoded because I think there is a mechanism that locks the wheels in place if you put pressure on the shackle. I know the wheels can only be moved when it is closed and they only like to go in one direction. But, I still have a lot of the older brass body ones, not sure what model number.
BTW, Def Leppard sucks
I just imagine a thief looking at his videos standing in front of lock he's gonna pick
A thief, no I used this video to get into shed after my sister changed the combo, I then got a new lock
You just, but I did that to open my shed I lost the key to.
ya man, I just did a robbery using this tutorial ! so easy
@Satan Himself, wait are you just joking or did you commit an actual mleming crime.
@@satanhimself3527 wait. That's illegal.
I’m sure Masterlock is stoked you’re educating us all on their products
LMAO
This ensures a steady stream of stolen locks are replaced :)
People need to be educated on their false promises 😅
Seems they should be paying him BEFORE releasing new products
This actually forces the industry to keep getting better. Life uh, uh, uh- finds a way.
I love how he talks about all the ways Masterlock improved the defence against tools and then totally dunks on them like but that doesn't matter I can do it without tools. This man just destroyed a whole companies careers.
After following his channel, I will never buy a Master Lock again haha
@@xxXthekevXxx I'm not gonna own any property anymore, coz whatever lock I buy, he had already shown the way to crack it
@@xxXthekevXxx It's not just Master Lock, he dumps on all of them. So far I haven't found one he hasn't unlocked in one way or another. I need to know this guy's credentials. This is amazing and terrifying.
Kevin Benoit Masterlock is mainly for low security items, like School Lockers and shit, it’s the cheaper version
I remember opening cheap 4 number bike locks in my youth in a similar way, one number at a time. If it wobbled, you got it 👌🏻
Marketing said you should not need any tools for this lock... And they succeeded… Clearly it was just an unclear requirement...
Yeah, kind of forgot to mention they meant no tools for resetting the code, not unlocking it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheNheg66 whoosh
@@TheNheg66 Well, to reset it you need to open it, so...
Always read the terms and conditions
They must call you "You-Know-Who" in Master's offices.
"The Lawyer"
@@mirfanamrullah9063 that is better.
"The Lockpicking Joy-kill" Just let us mak bad locks in peace man!
maybe the lawyer even has a nose like someone that shouldn't be named.
Probably more like "this f**king guy "
Nice to see Master lock trying anyway.
I'd love to see a playlist of "locks LPL would consider using"
Short list im qeussing haha
Can’t beat a weld, even though you can get in, it can’t be done silently…
@@f1reguy587 hahaha the greatest protection weld your doors and forget your grinder inside haha
Lmk if you find anything I need a new lock for my 1200 dollar bike asap
@@lendo_endo_the_goat step 1 create a metal pole of some kind to lean the bike against.
Step 2 weld it to that pole.
Step 3 consruct wooden box around it.
Step 4 fill it with cement.
Step 5 challenge lpl
“Anyone with a little knowledge can decode this” *3 million views*
4.4 million now 🤣
That's a lot of knowledge
4.8million*
like almost 5 mil now
5 mil*
I get your business method now, teach people how to lock pick then offer your lawyer services to them :P
😂
Shane Smith genius
brilliant
When the going gets tough, you want a 'criminal' lawyer.
gold
Master still hasn't learned. I used a similar technique 50 years ago on school lockers when kids forgot their combinations. I could simply feel when I hit a good number and typically opened those padlocks in a couple of minutes. I probably missed a chance to have an interesting locksmith career lol.
Or a lockbreaking career
A LOT of number lock are crap in this department. That's the sad truth. They're often truly just honest people deterrants.
I remember in school I could open any master lock by just taking off my gym shoe and giving it a good whack. It didn’t even hurt the lock, just opened it.
you can do the exact same with Daiso’s fixed-code combination bike lock. i’ve used it a few times for very (very) low-risk applications and forgot the code once. barely took me longer than when i had the code.
It’s pretty noticeable. I figured it out as a kid too on my dad’s briefcase, liquor cabinet, and the lockbox we used for a garage sale.
This video actually helped me earn some above-board cash, so thank you for making it.
I use to have a job in a small business office setting that use these specific locks on literally everything they wanted to keep locked.
Well, they had a big reshuffle of the things they had attached the locks to and all of the locks on them were meant to be set to have new codes when re-assigned to their new lockers. The idea that was proposed by upper management was that they were going to go around and unlock every lock they had, set them to a neutral code (like 1111) and then drop them all in a big bin and then dole them back out after the locker reshuffle was done. Since they had a nice neutral combination, we could just grab one out of the bin, reset it to an _actual_ code, and then lock the locker.
Apparently the memo didn't get through though and a key part of those instructions were left out somewhere along the way. The officer manager was meant to handle it and she ended up giving the job to one of her staff, but they just took all of the locks off, didn't clear their codes, and just jumbled them into a big bin - presumably told they were being replaced as part of the big reorganization. At the time, these locks were like $20-$30 a pop, so we must've had like two or three grand worth of locks that the company was going to have to throw out and replace because they were useless (arguably, they've always been useless if you've seen this video).
I informed my manager that I knew how to reset every single lock in the bin if they wanted me to, but they'd have to live with the idea that all of the product, supplies, etc. that was stored in those lockers were effectively just security illusion and not any sort of actual obstacle. From my manager, I was told that the plan from upper management was to just replace the locks 1-to-1 with the exact same style of lock and that they weren't interested in getting more secure ones, so they'd be interested to know a way to get out of making such a purchase.
I told the office administrator that I could get all of the locks working again without having to buy new ones. If they were willing to cut me a check for $1k as a "consultant fee" on top of my normal hourly rate, I'd take the bin and return them to her after getting them all reset. It took them three days to get back to me, but she came back with HR and a document that they'd drafted, agreeing to pay out if I could do it. She said I could just work on it whenever I had some spare time and I had like a week to finish. A quick lookup of this video to refresh myself and it was done in like 2 hours.
Office manager was _not_ particularly pleased to learn that like every cabinet and locker in the building could be undone in such a short time, but she was quite pleased that she wouldn't have to go to the owner and explain that she needs to expense out a few thousand dollars because of an error made by her department.
So thanks LPL. You helped me make some of the easiest money of my life.
I literally just watched a guy build a tazer from a deoterant stick, now I'm learning to pick locks.
My FBI guy is probably so concerned.
@Stepping West It was a joke
@Stepping West Then they are probably wondering why I'm looking up black clothes, home made tazers, and lock picking
@Stepping West Lol. No, I'm fully aware that people's laptops and phones are monitored and their search history is also watched. I know this. It just doesn't bother me becasue I normally just look up old cartoons and goth sh*t
@Stepping West LMAO that show messed me up!
@@adamTwobe Yeah, the guy replying to herself is sad af
Masterlock engineers must be pissed when they go on youtube and see so many videos showing how easy it is to pick their locks or better yet watch someone figure out the combonation of a lock in literally seconds lol.
The original designs for most things are pretty good, but the shareholders and CEOs want to make a super cheap version in order to make more money
The engineers are pissed at how stupid some people can be
@@the9657 true
they are scamming people by selling the security that does not exist. those locks are nothing but deterrents. but if anybody will try to open them - it won't hold anybody.
@@ApartmentKing66 ohhhhhh so edgy
@@donfanto1 yeah, seriously. I can pick any lock in 2 to 3 seconds with a bolt-cutter
This technique works for just about all combination locks. I really upset an escape room by getting out in some sort of record time.
lol very nice
sure you did
@@branchy2279 i hope when you have a story to tell no one believes you
Absolute madlad
Branchy nothing ever happens
I was a practicing Locksmith for 20+ years and I still watch all these videos, learning something new each time. Even though I no longer do it as a trade I believe you can never stop learning. I have found that to many people in the Locksmith trade get complacent after learning yhe basics of the trade and if anything changes they just resort to destroying the lock then taking the time to learn about a new product. Please keep putting these videos out.
I totally can relate with you! My dad owned 4 locksmith shops and I helped out in them since I was about 12 yrs old. I went on service calls and handled all the ordering of supplies...my preference in padlocks has always been Master and Brinks but after watching this video; I've came to the realization that no lock is totally secure!! Wow! I can't wait to forward this to my dad!!! Thanks for the informative lesson!!!
Well one day we all stop learning, but that's mainly because we stop breathing.
This is such a rare mentality these days, and yet so valuable. If everyone had the respect to give others a chance and the humbleness to be willing to learn, the world wouldn't be half as shite as it can be now.
Funny how some jerk creates an account in my name must be the same looser who robbing my house f***king looser had to utube how to pick locks .
This 7275 isn't my account 😊😊😊
I was once told that locks are for keeping your neighbors out, not criminals.
What if your neighbors are secretly criminals?
And lazy criminals. They go for the easy break-in. If you have a lock, even a bad one, a lot of bad guys will just try the house next door. Most burglars aren't very bright. They just want enough for a fix ...
They keep honest people honest.
@יהוכנן לבי ok calm down messiah
Locks only keep honest people out
Imagine a guard outside of his prison cell hearing "lockpicking lawer here and today we will be reviewing mater lock 255B" . * Door clicks open*
hahaha xD
@will smith everything can be picked. Harder doesn't mean impossible.
@will smith th-cam.com/video/dleQ_bcbMJo/w-d-xo.html just sayin..lol
@will smith LMAO @Th0bse seems to have a point xD
prison locks are easy to pick. except the mechanisms need such force that is it near impossible without the massive blocky key due to age/rust inside. then all the doors have security locks on them for normal doors.
If I was Masterlock I would just send this guy a million dollars to never review or use their products in videos and take down all these videos.
Why would he need a million dollars from Master Lock, when there is that much money just lying in that bank vault...
@sightinsight Precisely what I was going to say. If it's a good strategy for the NSA and CIA to hire hackers you'd think lock makers would follow suit.
@sightinsight Possibly more $$$ to be made in extortion.
Why would he take the money though? He makes plenty through TH-cam and would lose viewers if he sold out
no, him reviewing their locks is for the best because that way they can actually see any mistakes or flaws and fix them, meaning they can make better and safer locks
I've had a lock of this same series sitting in the house for nearly 4 years. Someone accidentally changed the combo. With this video I opened it in about the same amount of time as the demo! Thanks for the great content.
Now chunk it in the trash xD
Mine is just an odd looking paper weight now.
When he says "design flaw" it's like hearing Bear Grylls say "protein"; yow just know things are going to get interesting.
lmao good one
thats the funniest thing ive literally read all week thank you
Terry O. Wrist I’m sure you’re an expert and you know what you’re talking about and definitely dont take media reports at face value like a sheep. That wouldn’t be good would it
Or an anime character putting on a serious face
@Terry O. Wrist he's no fraud he just did a bit of.......... non-truthing
This video helped so much! We had a lock on our work gate and pretty sure someone changed the combo just to be a butt. So I watched this video and give it a shot and it worked!
When I got it opened I automatically thought of Skyrim "lockpicking increased to 2"
I just heard the sound in my mind of you leveling your lockpicking skill
I'm at work, making a big effort to not to laugh hard at the last phrase :'-)
Lmao, same here. Got locked inside and found this video, really helped a lot
what tool did you use?
And then I hope you changed your work gate lock after seeing how easy it was to open?
Imagine if the government hired this guy to go on a secret mission to get somewhere locked and as soon as he gets to the lock he starts telling his team the whole history about the lock
That’d be good for a comedy film
Escape plan but different?
🤣
"Bravo Zero Two, going da"..."This version of Masterlock 372A came out in the 70s..."
He wont shutup about locks, but he still ends up being our fastest picker
I love this channel it both scares me and informs me at the same time. I am scared because it seems that most locks are just useless and that I need a $500 lock for my school locker. But in reality locks are there just to deter the common scum bags. If they really wanted to get in they would get in by other, possibly violent means. It is very educational for selecting locks for specific needs and has eased my mind so that if I do lose a key it's not the end of the world. I have bought a basic pick kit and training lock just so I can independently get myself out of trouble.
a lock (even a top end one) is only as strong as the rest of the securing structure. it ain't gonna do nothing against weak hinges or an easily damageable material. security is always about deterring people, not about making it impossible to get in
Locks have always worked well enough to deter 99.999% of people who don't carry a bolt cutter around with them. These videos are a game-changer -- not in a good way.
@@chopholtz4950 you say these things as though they are facts. But they are not. They are just your opinions.
Locks are merely a deterant. The whole point is to delay entry for long enough that a person would think twice about messing with it. Getting caught picking a lock is not a good look. That's why it's just easier to find something that isn't locked and target that instead. Almost every single lock on the planet is defeatable in less than 1 minute.
Where I live there is a saying: A lock is there for the honest people. It is a rough translation but hope it makes sense.
When I went to college in the 1970’s I lived in the dorms. Many students had a bicycle and they would store them in the basement, the basement was full of bikes. Back then, everyone used a simple chain with a built-in combo lock (you still see similar locks even today). They were so easy to open it was ridiculous, you would just pull on them as you turned the combo lock and feel for a click to get the correct number. As a prank, someone opened every lock and move them to different bikes. Lol, the next few days everyone went crazy saying they could not open their locks on their bike!
Haha....nasty prank my man!!
Upon reading my comment I realized that 3 HAs would sound better than 2 HAs. So here it is.
Hahaha....nasty prank my man!!
By the way, I am still here on this upload because I feel good about being able to open a Master lock now after I tried the "no tool method".
th-cam.com/video/qodr0uzEF4I/w-d-xo.html
I just posted a similar comment. The thing that gets me, 40+ years later and Master is still making junk locks.
YES! I just made this comment too! I remember forgetting my combo all the time but it didn't matter because it was useless!
Was yours one of the light chain ones with the colored plastic sleeves over it and the cheap chrome job on the steel?
Hahaha that would be nice to watch on security camera would have millions of views today.
Just wait another 20 years and whenever this man just looks at a lock, it would open
for anyone that hasn´t seen it yet:
[1042] Decoded by Sight: Wag! Key Lockbox (ShurLok II)
th-cam.com/video/QgOpSFyin8M/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=LockPickingLawyer
Bypassing apples Face ID in 3 seconds
to achieve that he would only have to go and change his name to "chuck norris"
Through neuralink
There's an old saying a lock only keeps the honest people out
And the lazy. Just like security software.
@@clairfayne "Chickennn! Gimmee tendies!!!!!"
If they were trully honest, you wouldnt need the lock, locks like your front door is just an illusion of security,
@@travisleeds2910 The lock is an obvious symbol. If you see a door while getting to know your new workplace, you may open it. If you see a lock on it, well, nevermind then.
Very true indeed.
The way you opened it is the most common trick in the book, we used to have these combination locks in school like 13 years ago and did it for fun during breaks.
Right before you said there was a easier way to open it i told myself (please don't tell me he's gonna pull down in the bar and then try to roll the numbers) and then you did. Happy to see the same kind of trick still hasnt been fixed
You’re a lifesaver, man. I was able to use this method to decode an old lock of mine that I’d forgotten the combo to. Saved me 20 bucks.
Technically that makes him a $20 saver
@@peterh222 His life is only worth 20 bucks. :D
but why would you wanna use a lock that......
@@dannythemedic Maybe he was looking at a $20 set of bolt cutters, and didn't need to buy them in the end?
why would you use that lock then?
I just love the sentence "but there's a even easier way to open it"
..."without a tool"
@@Doggieman1111 how??
One day, years ago when I had nothing to do I figured out that you can pick cheap number locks by pulling on the shackle and feeling the resistance on the wheels. That turned into a fun bet at a pub I used to frequent where I claimed I could open a number pad lock blindly in 20 seconds and then almost failed with 1 second left. Yesterday someone recommended your channel to me and it is enlighting and entertaining to see how these locks actually look inside and what different companies try to keep lock pickers out.
So much to learn! :-)
And yet the same trick still works
It worked four decades ago, these lock companies clearly don't fully test the locks they make for exploits.
For about a year, I've noticed an obviously-abandoned bicycle cable, along with this (newer) Master lock, wrapped around a parking lot light pole down the street from where I live. Two evenings ago, right before a snowstorm, I decided to watch your video a second time, then go try my luck. I didn't time myself but, for sure, had the lock open in *under one minute.* I'd never successfully decoded a lock before, and felt a bunch of different feelings -- surprised, proud, concerned (about the value of any of the locks we own). I'd say my predominant emotion was tickled, though. I really enjoyed it. I'm now looking forward to my next opportunity to thwart some lock maker.
Is that lock now yours?
I currently have a possessory interest in it,@@iamdave84.
@@jimreadey4837 🤣👌
No point leaving it littering the street!
@@iamdave84, not to mention iron-oxidating into the soil and groundwater.
And someone somewhere has this securing their rental space at a storage locker.
Haha
✋
Not for long.
That's the point - he's trying to tell you to use a more secure lock.
What really sucks is I had a high end abloy lock on my storage unit, and out of all the locks that where cut, only the people using the higher end locks had theirs Broken into. All the cheap $6 puck style locks where left alone.
Master lock : you don't need a tool to change combinations
Lockpickinglawyer : you don't need a tool to pick it 😅
I bought one of these a few weeks ago and just got around to trying this. It's absurdly easy. I've blindly re-coded it a dozen times today, and it's taken probably no more than two minutes to open the lock each time.
Yeah….. but on the plus side….. if you ever forget your combination….. no problem !!!
@@Torahboy1 but on the downside other people can too!
@@skilledscript2725 yea, provided other people are curious and actually learn how to pick a Lock or decode. Everyone I mention these skills to gives me a sideways look lol
The core thing to remember is that you do need to put pressure on the hinge to trigger the “open/engage lock” sequence before you can feel the difference if you have the right number. If you can move the wheel while putting pressure on the hinge, then the lock is not in “open/engage open” mode. Once you figure it out, it will make sense. If you still don’t understand, watch 7:27 over and over until you find a number and you can compare. This is the key to understanding this lock
"Locks are only for honest people" this will always be true.
I don't think that's true at all.
Locks are also for the drunk crazy people in my neighborhood. To keep out the honest people.
Wait, define "for."
That is true, picture a lock on a garage door , you can just go through the door and leave the lock still locked. They are for the honest people
what kind of bs quote is that I never heard something more stupid 😂😂
Masterlock: spends 10 years and 15 million dollars on redesigning their patent combo lock to be impregnable
LL: ends Masterlocks career in 30 seconds with zero budget.
Their career hasn't been ruined. They're doing just fine.
In fairness he has adequate lighting, sharp camera, textured matt background and a resonable microphone. I would say he found them in a skip
With 0 tools
@@BUSTRCHERRI they fuck up every time because of him
it's so strange. im sure Masterlock must have people that specialize in lockpicking that test their locks so either they need to fire the guy that does that or they need to start listening to his advice.
Worked like a charm!! Had an employee accidentally change the code and this got me back in business. Thanks!!
This is fantastic! I work in the oil and gas industry as a utility locator, and this is the lock used on most gate entrances to the lease sites.. and VERY often, there's bad communication and we arrive to sites without being given the code. I'm gonna try this next time it happens.
To be clear, we have permission to access these sites, and the gates are simply vehicle gates to keep trespassers out, so typically in these situations, if the road isn't too long, I will have to just load up all of my gear and crawl over the gate, instead of pulling our vehicle in with our equipment and personal belongings. As long as this doesn't wreck the lock, nobody will have an issue with it..... and in fact, I guarantee, the fact that we won't have to come out a second time after rearranging the day, costing the company hundreds to thousands of extra dollars, would be greatly appreciated.
I've never thought of locks in terms of logic gates. Now I can't think of it any other way. Thanks for teaching me this morning. I'm also going to have to buy another lock.
R u implying they modify their own horrible products year after year with some sense of logic?
@@seanmurphy4574 nah, just that a lock is basically a puzzle, knowing the code is the cheat
Me: You need to carry a mini welder and just weld your bike chain together when you lock it.
LPL: This week we show how to open a welded chain.
why does your profile picture read 神台猫屎 or "god table cat shit?"
@@TheGamerHimself85 two theories:
1. he has simply chosen 4 cool looking chinese letters
2. saying the four words in mandarin results in his name.
*grabs a hammer* today I’ll be showing you how to open any lock
@@ulrichkalber9039 ok but consider: god table cat shit
"it's even simpler if you decode the welded chain"
Amazing! There has been this huge cable wrapped around a tree near me for well over 1 year & with this exact lock on it & after watching the 1st 8:06 of this video I walked outside & opened it within 3 mins & have never "picked" a lock in my life until right now.
Nice!!!!!! 🤣👍🏻
I work security at a construction site and they have two of these at each gate here and this helps alot because the workers who don’t have their equipment sitting on site over night are always leaving the back gate open.
Master Lock company HATES you!
and Bosinbill!!!
They should have sought his services before making this model.
He must be a disgruntled employee.
masterlock ordered their employees to dislike his videos
nah man, they love it. I buy their locks for beggienr practice xDDDDDD
Do they not test these locks before they put them into production? I think they need to start sending there locks to you to be tested before they do lol.
testing cost money, so...no.
They prolly have a guy come up with a decent design and then simplify it at every stage to save costs on production.
Bobby Keyz To be fair it's the same kind of vulnerability that Class 2 combination safe locks suffer from albeit significantly less difficulty to do.
It needs to be early in prototyping. After they invest in tooling, it’s too late to economically change.
master lock doesn't really care. they spend tons on marketing
Not sure how I ended up here,
also don’t know why I cant stop clicking on these videos.
Google monitors your behaviour and knows what kind of video they can suggest to you, with great success rates.
Luke, you got an addiction.
been there 5 months in now
The disillusionment when you realize that your home and valuables are unsecure.
ONE OF US
I bought an 875 four days ago...somehow, after using it for two days, the combination I set no longer worked. I found your video and was able to see that two of the numbers had changed. Now it works fine, thanks to YOU. I am grateful.
So you're saying that this Quality Masterlock Product has the same vulnerability as a $2 bike lock? Preposterous!
Well thats masterlock, as easy to pick as a cheap chinese knockoff but with a hard exterior and costing 10x as much
@@da4127 but it has the word master in the name, that makes it unbeatable
Not many locks are unbeatable.
@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 r/wbooosh
@@speddygone5781 r/woooshwithoutanh
Who's got two thumbs and just figured out how not to have to memorize all of the combos at work.... THIS GUYYYYYYY!
Used to work at home depot n figured out this method while being bored at the returns register (someone returned a lock with the code changed). Happens it was the same lock used all over the store so i made learned all the combos throughout the store.. Also used a paperclip to open certain locks n my supervisors didn't care cause Then they didnt have to open them for me every time
John Dunn hahahaha you dick head
"Hey John, you got the code?"..
- i dont need it.
"Mindblown"
*LPL:* "This lock is impossible to defeat. Anyway, after I defeated it...."
I love your program. I learn so much from you. I was a locksmith for 3 years, but all new devices on the market today and love it. I did my time back in the 90's and everything so difference today's standard. Ty for your sight. I've learned a lot from you.
To me it's incredible how this design works, and it feels like IRL programming using physical matter as your media. Just a different kind of existence.
There needs to be an anime about the battle between Lockpicking Lawyer and Master lock.
One punch man vs master lock.
@@johnjennings8085 NO JOKE I WAS JUST ABOUT TO WRITE THAT
Lock picking lawyer the III vs detective Master lock (early Lupin III just pops into my head when I see him open a lock)
That's like the equivalent of Madara (LPL) summoning clones then asking "Do you want these clones to use Susano or not?"
@@johnjennings8085 and if man loses?
I went to Home Depot tonight and noticed they had these locks securing their power tools. My first thought was, wow, I could open one of these locks in under a minute. Then I noticed one which was unlocked and laying on the shelf with the combination in plain view. The combination was the store number, and I would bet that every lock in the store was set to that same combination.
Can confirm. I used to work overnight stocking at a Home Depot and every combination was the store number.
I'm always amazed at how many places use the postal code for combo/pin number locks
I’m a truck driver I was locked inside a parking lot with a gate using this exact lock. This video helped me get out to make on time delivery. Thank you.
With this smooth voice, if you would lockpick any of my locks and stole something from me, i wouldn't even be mad at you...
But you wouldn't hear their voice...
6:30 is where the magic starts. I used this to break my car out of a locked parking lot today! Note: if the lock is older, the loose numbers won't be as easily noticeable as in the video. Instead, I cycled 1-3 times per wheel and picked the relatively loosest number. In each of the four wheels, one number stood out relative to the other numbers on a per-wheel basis. A loose number on one wheel might be tight if compared to another wheel.
THATS. MY. DOGG.
Nice!!!!!!
Fuck the system!!!!!!!!
I used it to break a random car out of a locked parking lot last week!
Joy rides baby!
Lockpicking Lawyer : So let me sho..
Masterlock company: Write that down!
LPL buy a pumpkin carving kit to open a Masterlock
Let me show you its features *heart* *laugh*
I was on a walk with my dog and as we were going through a field, found a master lock security cable with the 875 locked onto one of the loops. I brought it home, watched your video and easily had the lock opened and then changed the code. I am sure I will put this to good use. Thanks, great video and super helpful.
As what? a paperweight? If you found this video, anyone can.
The cable is more valuable than the lock
I'm pretty sure people only disliked this because they think he's the guy who stole their bike
That's the same technique I used as a kid in the 70s to open bike locks (purely for fun). It's ridiculous to see that it is still a vulnerability!
It’s a common and well known issue... which makes its presence here all the more disappointing.
And when you think all they would have had to do was make sure you can't tension the mechanism by pulling on the shackle...
Attila Asztalos Doesn't matter if it's a button, a handle, the shackle or a permanent spring. You need something to open the lock once the combination is dialed. Now some locks prevent feeling around under tension.
Yeah I remember doing that too, I'd actually forgot about that.
We used to mix em up to other bikes, when school let out we had end of the day entertainment.
The advantage of needing a tool to reset the lock means there is no way to accidentally (or maliciously) reset the lock during normal operation.
Say you have a canoe rental secured with padlocks and chains, the customer can pick up their canoe at any time, but you just have to go there at some time before the rental period starts to set the combination to the right number, and remove they keyed lock.
Picked my shed lock thanks to this video, and the code was something my wife and I had no recollection of. Thanks LPL!
There's something so satisfying in watching him take a crap on these products, not in a negative way, but because he finds things that the designer has not thought about.
...yet which the designer SHOULD have thought about. A lock has ONE JOB.
They certainly knew about this. This sort of thing is common in number locks. It's depressing to see that apparently their older version didn't have this major issue, but the new one does.
wonder how much money went into the redesign only to make it easier to decode without a tool now?
Would have been cheaper to call me. 😳
lol. Very true.
It was a redesign to make it cheaper. It's now a cheap, Chinese lock made of zinc. It looks like one blow with a sledge hammer would knock it open. No padlock gives you real security anymore, anyway. I'm going to keep using my old 175 without worry someone will have the tool to pick it just to break into my gym locker.
Kinda like how conservatives in congress "reformed" election financing... and made it easier to cheat...
Garth Goldberg Have you tried padlocks from countries that still care about their locks?
I found one of these locks on the ground last year. I hadn't yet seen this video but I had seen others of yours so I picked it up, interested to see if I'd be able to open it eventually. My girlfriend wanted to know why I picked up an apparently useless lock and I jokingly told her, "watch, I have a magic touch with combination locks", and I put some tension on the shackle and started working the dials. To my surprise I had the lock open in about 20 secs or so! My girlfriend was impressed and also wondered how and why I could do such a thing. I assured her that I was not a cat burglar and that it was merely an interesting mental exercise. I still have the lock.
But the girlfriend took off..?
Real question: Do you still have the girlfriend?
no, he didn't lock that down
You sound like a guy who would make up bullshit stories on the internet to impress 12 year olds. This did not happen.
But did you get laid that night
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much I bought a set of new locks and messed up setting the first combination. Spent ages trying to get it to lock. Your video saved me purchasing another set. Brilliant!!
when you call the lawyer to get out of jail, and he comes with a lock pick...
Underated
Bold of you to assume he *needs* a lockpick
Wondeful decoding session - this looks like a lot of fun to decode.
It is fun... but a little sad at the same time.
this is america, everything has to be cheap. and it is.
@@lockpickinglawyer I believe you can also do this decode on cylindrical cycle combination locks. Or at least it used to be possible. How about a video on that?
Ahh the sweet sound of "AND" and "NOR" gates... just like in computing.... lol
A self-picking lock!
I just used this technique on a lock a coworker found. It took a little while, much longer than you showed, but it worked in the end. I need to get "the feel" down. Thank you so much. I work in security, so it may come in handy once again. Who would have thought a 5 year old video would come in handy?😊
I have gotten sucked into watching your videos and after watching this one, I ordered one of these locks. The first time, it took me about 15 or 20 minutes to pick it. The second time, a few minutes. I fear this is a gateway into tumblers! Thanks for these great videos and potentially leading me into a new hobby.
Ah! The old "one step forward, 2 steps backwards" situation...
Ah! The old "Frequently used quote from YongYea" quote
@@fawzanfawzi9993 ahh, the old quote something by someone almost no one knows
@@fawzanfawzi9993 Ah, the old quote from that one song nobody remembers or has ever heard of.
Max romeo did a nice tune called one step forward two steps back as well!
I don't know nothing about locks, but i love the way he makes rhe videos and kinda makes me relax and it's also mindblowing/interesting ro see robust looking locks being picked so easily
I love how I can watch a Lockpicking Lawyer video from 5 years ago and get the same awesome content i get today. No discussion about "man, the old episodes where so much better" or "this channel has really gotten lazy". Nope! Not The Lockpicking Lawyer! Long time fan. Love the vids. Please keep it up!
I am so damn impressed by these LPL videos. I feel like a little kid watching a magician.
No one can explain why but I definitely gained an immense amount of satisfaction from unlocking these two locks I forgot the combination to!! Didn't know the combinations and they were locked together, ended up being different and they were so worn I had soak them in lubricant to finally feel the difference. Thank you for the information hope everyone is willing to be honest with it.
Whaddya mean no one can explain why? You're getting a high because your brain has gotten a workout. You've learned a skill and successfully used it, hence the endorphins.
That's basically one of the two reasons people DIY, the other being the similar rush you get when you actually invent something (as opposed to successfully using a skill).
And don't tell me there's a third reason of saving money, if you bill yourself for the time used, and count materials and tools, DIY is usually costlier than outsourcing.
anyone else wondering how they got to this video
just like "
KristoferYee". I finally watched his clickbait videos so they'd STOP showing up on every single video that I watch, as a suggestion. This video was actually entertaining and I enjoyed his sharing his knowledge about locks. I know not to buy the one in this video now, but this video was showing up all over suggested videos as well.
I searched for it...
cicada 3301
Foster Kish
I was watching a shortwave radio review, and this was on the side column. LOL 😂
Now I am fascinated!
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Omg this worked! You totally saved me. My car got locked in a parking garage on New Year’s Eve…20 miles from home. The guy at the front desk refused to call his manager to give me assistance and said I could wait until 11. (8 hours). So I googled this video and was able to unlock the gate and get home! Thank you thank you
"...And that's actually inaccurate."
Oh shit, LPL calling people out. He said it nicely, but there was still shade thrown lmao
I did it!!! Thank you. We accidentally messed up the combination on a new lock. Thanks to you, we don't have to throw it away.
But now we ALL know how to open it 😆
Well thanks to LPL you should throw it away
This lock is a SHAME !!!!
Today, i went to an hardware store and started playing with these "#7 security level" padlocks.
Within 7 minutes, i opened FOUR of them !!!!
With a such level of crapness, i was highly tempted to change their combination before putting them back to the shelf, but i controlled myself...
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You showed greater restraint than I would have. I would have changed every single one of them, and only because they don't need to sell such cheap crap to folks who don't have a clue.
Master Lock in the last 10 to 15 years have been sacrificing quality for faster cheaper construction and are only just now being forced to redesign their locks after much bad press online, I work in a major hardware chain Master Locks are often overpriced and as shown here less than stellar quality in design if not the materials which are pretty good and they look nice which is why the still sell today!
Master Lock on average while not all easy to break, bypass or hack are only worth about 1/3 of the price in my Country Lockwood are cheaper and better quality although still not unhackable!
Sure
@@Zi0n138 r/thathappened
I once opened a padlock within just one minute, winning the contest, and rewarded with a bag of cookies. Fun game. In this game, they give you the numbers of the combination, but not the order of the numbers. I quickly recognized it as a statistical mathematical problem of running all of the permutations. With 3 numbers, there are 3 choices for the 1st number, 2 for the 2nd, 1 for the third, or 3! (3 factorial = 3 • 2 • 1) combinations to try. Only 6 possible combinations? A brute force (just try them all) approach should be achievable within the allotted minute. My 4th attempt opened the lock.
Presumably in real security situations, they would not be so generous with the clues.
8:07: I thought he was going to say: “Let’s do that one more time, that took probably as long as it would take someone who knows the combination to open the lock.”
Wow. A master lock one doesn't need a zip tie, chicken bone or stern look to open. Thanks LPL!
Hmm... now I’m trying to think of ways to open this with a 🍗
LockPickingLawyer There's been another of their combination locks which could be decoded with a flashlight or good eyes by looking for the gates.
I don't know, I still feel like giving this lock a stern look for a different reason
"Infact it can be faster than actually dialing the combination" *lock snaps open*
i know it's quite impressive
I’m not sure why master hasn’t hired the LPL to help them build a good lock.
It is much easier to “break things” than build them.
@@drews784 I’m not sure that your statement is relevant to mine.
@@mind.your.own.beeswax5416 It's totally relevant lol. It's exactly relevant to what you posted. It is, in fact, more relevant than anything else that anyone could've posted. How high were you when you posted that reply
@@Q8_BoRashed dear LovesTheSpooge77 I disagree. We’re “decoding without any tools”. Where does anyone mention anything like “break things”? And wtf is high about hiring lpl to point out the errors. I think someone has taken too much cough syrup before bedtime again.
@@Q8_BoRashed dear LovesTheSplooge77 it just dawned on me that I was asking Drew S and not you. So who the fuck asked for your opinion. Maybe you should mind your own fucking business.
I messed up my lock, watched your video, and was easily able to decode without a tool. I love your videos, but this is the first time I have ever tried to use one of your techniques. Thank you for the video.
TH-cam recommendation : Hey...wanna see a guy picking locks which from about 2 years ago?
Me at 4am not sleeping for no reasons : Hell yea *subscribes*
I just went from a video about Skyrim to this. The TH-cam algorithm works in mysterious ways
I aggree
@@thegreenbean6251 now your spawned as a kajeat in real life
That was me yesterday on another of his videos. Today i just watch everything he has xd
Can relate to that
Oh Master Lock..jack of all locks...Master of none it seems.
Nice.
The LJN of locks, anyone know the reference?
AVGN
idk idk AVGN YES!
There should be a Skyrim mod that makes every master rated lock terrible
This man scares me. I’m afraid he may unlock the dark secrets of my soul and start revealing them in his oddly soothing voice.
Thank you, took longer to watch video than it did to open the lock. First time. Now we can go to work. Life saver. ❤
MASTER LOCK, BOARD ROOM MEETING:
“Okay, everything looks good on our New Lock, How can we mess it up now?”
😂
I had this exact lock, realized how easy it was to pick when I forgot the combo. After seeing that I actually threw it away.
This video helped me today. Unfortunately my coworker and dear friend passed away a few weeks ago and he was in control of a locker that was holding some parts we needed today for work. This lock was what was used to secure the locker and only my recently departed friend knew the combo.
I remembered watching this video a few months ago and I dug through my TH-cam history to pull it back up to refresh my memory of how to decide this lock. It helped me to decode and open the lock without having to open a work order to get the facilities folks to come cut the lock off. That could take weeks before they'll get around to coming out to cut the lock.
I don't really pick locks but there's something I enjoy about watching your videos and today it helped me at work and also kinda sorta reconnected me with an old friend.
I'm sorry for your loss
Just bought 2 of these to keep kids from coming into our fence and letting our dogs out and one came from the factory with a code of “0900” instead of “0000” like master lock states. This video saved me from having to go through their customer service. Thank you!
Dear Lock Picking Lawyer: I managed to screw up the recoding of the lock on the community garden gate, for my wife. After watching your video, I was able to decode what I had done and get the lock recoded successfully. Thank you for posting this. You saved us buying a new lock and turned me from a heel, into a hero.
Signed:
The Lock Picking Pilot..😀
Nice to see it explained. I recall we used to use this method in JC for number lock combinations whenever someone forgot the combination of the lock to their locker. Fortunately, it was always used to help people and not to break into lockers. That must have been like 30 years ago =)
Your knowledge and articulation in your videos is incredibly impressive! Thank you very much for sharing your expertise. 😎👍
I just tried this with this exact lock. It was hanging on a gate of a property that I manage. I grabbed it, threw it in the truck and came home and watched this video. I had it open about 2 minutes after I started. Amazing. Just amazing!